Zealots

The Zealots were a Jewish political movement who sought to incite the people of Judaea to rebel against the Roman Empire. They were active from 6 to 70 AD, and they were founded by Judas of Galilee, shortly after Rome annexed Judaea. Simon the Zealot, one of their number, joined Jesus' apostles, but most of the Zealots remained orthodox in their Jewish faith, and they launched an uprising in 66 AD. The First Jewish-Roman War saw the Zealots assassinate Romans and their collaborators, but the Romans conquered and burned Jerusalem in 70 AD and captured Masada in 73 AD after most of the Zealots committed suicide to avoid capture.